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class="head3"><a href="http://www.kirasalak.com/Darkness.html" target="_blank"><b>Read Salak's National Geographic Article about the War in Congo </b></a></div> <p></p> <div class="head3"><p><br /> <b>Congo's Child Soldiers-- In 2003, I reported on the civil war and genocide in eastern Congo(the former Zaire). These photos show scenes of the town of Bunia, taken over by the Lendu rebel group; most of the rebel soldiers were children. U.N. forces were present as observers, but they weren't mandated to save anyone or stop any of the violence.</b><br /> </p></div> <table align='center' width='90%' border='1' cellpadding='1'> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="480" width="307" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo30.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="343" width="640" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo101.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="410" width="640" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo102.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="480" width="281" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo103.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="480" width="307" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo117.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="480" width="265" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo119.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="480" width="308" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo123.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="360" width="640" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo125.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="413" width="640" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo126.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="413" width="640" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo129.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="480" width="307" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo133.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="480" width="309" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo136.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> </table> <div class="head3"><p><br /> <b>Eight-year-old Child Soldier-- The child in the helmet is carrying an AK-47.</b><br /> </p></div> <table align='center' width='90%' border='1' cellpadding='1'> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="480" width="307" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo130.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> </table> <div class="head3"><p><br /> <b>Victims of Congo's Genocide-- Thousands of people were shot, raped, or hacked to death. Women and children were the most common victims. Doctors Without Borders saw hundreds of patients each day and barely had the room or resources to handle the unending influx.</b><br /> </p></div> <table align='center' width='90%' border='1' cellpadding='1'> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="480" width="307" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo143.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="480" width="264" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo145.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="480" width="306" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo146.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="480" width="308" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo147.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="480" width="311" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo150.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> </table> <div class="head3"><p><br /><b>Bunia's Refugee Camp-- The U.N. set up refugee camps for the victims of Congo's genocide. The camps were rife with cholera, and people died by the thousands.</b><br /></p></div> <table align='center' width='90%' border='1' cellpadding='1'> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="410" width="640" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo137.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="336" width="640" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo139.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="410" width="640" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo140.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="411" width="640" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo141.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="331" width="640" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo154.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> </table> <div class="head3"><p><br /> <b>Brave Souls-- Father Jo and Father Mol were two Belgian priests I met, who lived in Bunia during the worst of the violence. They risked their lives in order to help victims of the genocide.</b><br /> </p></div> <table align='center' width='90%' border='1' cellpadding='1'> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="410" width="640" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo82.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="480" width="308" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo84.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'> <img height="409" width="640" src="http://www.kirasalak.com/Photos/Congo/Congo149.jpg" alt="Photos of Democratic Republic of Congo during 2003 War" /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr align='center' valign='middle'> <td width='100%'><div class="copyright">DR Congo © Kira Salak 2003 </div></td></tr> </table> <div class="acenter"> <br /><img alt="" src="images/nav/Purple1x1.gif" width="200" height="1" /><br /></div> <table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%"><img src="images/books/WhiteMarySmall.jpg" alt="Kira Salak's "The White Mary"" width="188" height="288" class="borderindent"/></td> <td valign="top"> <div class="head2"><b><br />THE WHITE MARY</b></div> <div class="head3"><b>by Kira Salak</b></div> <div class="head3"><br /><a href="http://www.kirasalak.com/WhiteMaryExcerpt.html"><b>READ AN EXCERPT</b></a></div> <div class="head3"><br /><a href="WhiteMary.html#WhiteMaryBuy"><b>BUY THE WHITE MARY</b></a></div> <div class="acenter"><br /> <b>"A gripping debut novel."</b><br /> Publishers Weekly Pick-of-the-Week <br /> </div> <div class="acenter"><br /> <br /><b> "There aren't many books that we hand to friends, urging, <br />'You have to read this.' <em>The White Mary</em> is one of them."<br /> </b>Cleveland Plain Dealer<br /> </div> <div class="acenter"><br /> <b>"Riveting."</b><br />Seattle Post-Intelligencer </div> <div class="acenter"><br /><b> "With <em>The White Mary</em>, journalist Kira Salak makes a stunning<br />debut as a novelist. 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